Bob McAdoo was drafted in the first round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Buffalo Braves (now the Los Angeles Clippers) after one season at the University of North Carolina.
Maurice Cheeks, named the 21st head coach in team history on May 23, 2005, enters his second season in Philadelphia after posting a 38-44 mark in his 2005-06 debut.
Dave Cowens played basketball for Florida State University. He averaged 19 points and 17 rebounds per game and shot 52 percent from the field while in college.
On January 20, 1968, the Big E and the Houston Cougars faced Lew Alcindor (now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and the UCLA Bruins in the first-ever nationally televised college basketball game.
